Tech: More Brake Master Cylinder FAQs

You had questions; we had answers. And then you had more questions! A while back, we had the Summit Racing guys answer some of your common brake master cylinder questions. In this video, they take on a few more of your questions, including: Can you use a drum brake master cylinder on a disc brake

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Art Gallery: Sculptor Creates Fine Art from Old Automotive Parts

[portfolio_slideshow id=24141] Over the years, we’ve seen some pretty immaculate cars that we would classify as “fine art.” We’ve seen some artistic uses for old parts, beer bottles, and household items on rat rods and retro shop trucks. And, on more than one occasion, we’ve referred to car building as an art form. But James Corbett of Queensland, Australia

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Follow-Up: Results from the Lambrecht Auction

A couple months ago, we told you about the Lambrecht Chevrolet auction. As we told you in our original post, Ray Lambrecht, owner of the Lambrecht Chevrolet dealership in Pierce, NE, held on to hundreds of trade-in vehicles and new rides he was unable to sell. Lambrecht owned the dealership from 1946 to 1996, so his collection

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Summit Racing and Harley-Davidson Racers to Visit Troops in the Middle East

OnAllCylinders to Provide Exclusive Coverage from the Trip Following the conclusion of the 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, members of Team Summit and the Harley-Davidson Screaming Eagle/Vance & Hines team will once again visit American troops overseas. The annual trip, which is made possible by Armed Forces Entertainment (AFE) and Army Special Forces Association

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Lot Shots Find of the Week: 1962 Pontiac Tempest

A parking lot is a parking lot is a parking lot—unless it’s the Summit Racing parking lot. On any given day or time, the lot outside a Summit Racing store can turn into an impromptu mini car show, depending on who’s stopped by the store. Each Wednesday, we’ll share our parking lot find of the

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How to Check Piston-to-Valve Clearance

Like a chance meeting between a jealous wife and a flirty ex-girlfriend, having your pistons and valves come in contact can be very bad—and possibly destructive. That’s why it’s important to check piston-to-valve clearance, especially on racing camshafts and aggressive, high-lift street cams. The camshaft and valvetrain experts at COMP Cams put together this easy, seven-step process for checking piston-to-valve

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Get Ready for 4D Drag Racing in Your Living Room

Anyone who has attended an NHRA drag race knows it’s a multi-sensory experience. You can watch the races on TV, but there’s nothing quite like actually feeling the power of the Top Fuelers or Funny Cars as they literally shake the ground beneath you. Now, the NHRA is aiming to bring that track -side feeling

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Hardcore LS: LME’s 700-Horsepower LS Engine (Part 2)

[portfolio_slideshow id=23775] In part one of Hardcore LS, we told you how Chevy Hardcore and Late Model Engines (LME) were putting together a stout, 700-horsepower LS motor. But not just any LS motor. The guys at Chevy Hardcore were looking to build something that could tear up the track during the day and get you

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